Sap-pail.



No. 659 033. Patented-Oct. 2 l9 A. A. Low.

S A P P A IL.

(Application filed Feb. 6, 1900.)

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l.

No. 659.033. Patented Oct. 2,1900. A. A..LOW.

SAP PAIL.

(Application filed Feb. 6, 1900.)

2 Sheets$heet 2.

(No Model.)

wz uulims PETERS w. PHOTG-LITHQ. WASHINGTON, n, c.

E'KITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

" SAP-PAIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,033, dated October 2, 1900.

Application filed February 6, 1900. Serial No. 4,249. (No model.)

'of Kings, and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Sap-Pails, of which the following is a specification sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to covers for'sap-pails; and it consists in the special construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is an elevation of the exterior of the can and cover; Fig. 2, a top view of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical section upon plane of line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical section upon plane of line 4 4:, Fig. 2.

P represents the pail formed with the usual beaded rim or edge 19 and with the holep for the admission of the sap-spout in the usual manner.

The cover 0 is dish-shaped in general construction, the central portion 0 being surrounded by a peripheral groove 9, which is substantially an inverted-V-shaped annular cap fitting over the rilnp of the pail,the groove being sufiiciently deep and the inclination of its sides such that said bead or rimp is pinched or clamped by the said sides of the groove when the lid is forced down, owing to the elasticity of the metal of which the cover is composed. By this means a close and effective seal is obtained and the cover is held more firmly in place than heretofore. This action will be seen by reference to Figs. 3 and 4, in which it will be seen that the interior side walls of the groove meet at an acute angle, but do not conform to the shape of the rim p.

B is an embossment extending across the diameter of the cover 0 and opening at either side into the groove 9. This embossment not only stiifens and strengthens the cover, but it also affords accommodation for the inner end of the sap-spout when broughtinto coincidence with the perforationp, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 4.

Atright angles to the embossment B is a strap S, secured to the under side of the cover and acting in conjunction with said embossment B to stifien and strengthen the cover. The extreme edge of the cover 0 is reinforced by means of a wire W, around which the said edge of the cover is bent, said wire W extending outward at one point to form the loop L, by which the cover may be suspended when not in use upon the pail. The edge of the cover is also formed with the ofiset O for the purpose of straddling the sap-spout.

A finger-bar F is formed upon the top of the cover, extending across the same in such manner as to afford space for the fingers between it and the central portion 0'. This finger-bar F is preferably arranged upon the same side as the loop L.

By my special construction I attain a cover which is simple and effective as well as strong and durable. 7

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a sap-pail, a cover formed with an annular inverted-V-shaped groove, with a diametrical embossment, and

with a transverse strap upon its under side for the purpose and substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a sap-pail, a cover 0, formed with an annular in verted-V-shaped groove g, having the offset 0, and with a diametrical enibossment B, opening at both ends into said annular groove 9, and coinciding axially With the offset 0, for the purpose and substantially in the manner set forth.

3. In combination with a sap-pail, a cover 0, formed with an annular inverted-V-shaped groove g, with a diametrical embossment B, opening at both ends into said annulargroove g, and with a finger-bar F, attached to the ridge of the groove and extending across the cover parallel to the diametrical embossment, substantially as set forth.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW. 

